Marcel waver



Sept. 19, 1933. K LEUSER 1,927,709

MARCEL WAVER IMI] Km@ 5f/SER l INVENTOR K. LEUSER MARCEL WAVER Sept. 19, 1933.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNBS! www f7 Patented Sept. 19, 1933 Y MARCEL WAVER Karl leuser, New York, N. Y@ Y Application August 20, 1930. Serial No. 476,668

3 Claims.

This invention relates to electrically heated hair waving devices and more particularly to a hair waving device of the kind designed to produce waves of the Marcel type. a

There are two general methods of waving the hair, viz, those methods wherein heat is applied to produce the Wave and those methods wherein heat is not used. In the latter group are to be found the so-called finger waveand the water Wave methods. These non-heat processes can be used only on hair which is natural` ly or permanently curly,` since the effort is directed towards re-setting a natural or permaf nent wave or curl rather than to produce an articial wave. In the former class, i. e., the

heat processes, there are to be found the socalled permanent waving and the marcel waving, as well as the ordinary curl produced by the usual curling iron.

The permanent and marcel wavesv are, of course, designed for naturally straight hair since the application of heat in some manner is necessary to produce a Wave of any degree of due rability in this type of hair. Permanent waves are objectionable for the reason that the excessive heat applied therein is always injurious to the hair. Likewise, the usual method of giving the marcel Wave is objectionable in that the externally heated iron which is employed is-injurious to the hair and the expense of having it done by professional wavers is quite vconsideable. l Y

The object of the present invention is to provide a hair waving device which is simple in "construction and inexpensive to manufacture and which, by virtue of its novel construction, particularly of the heat unit, will remove all danger of burning the hair. l 4o. Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which may be used in the home by the person desiring the wave and will produce a wave of equal beauty and attractiveness to that of the professional Waver. Thus the cost of having an attractive wave is reduced to an absolute minimum in that a girl may spend a short time every few days and have the hair always attractively waved.

The invention also contemplates a hair waving device which will wave the hair in two planes simultaneously, thereby giving it an irregular corkscrew effect which will impart an attractive and artistic wave to the hair appealing to the aesthetic sense.

' tion will be hereinafterY specifically pointed out,

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With the above indicated objects inview, the invention resides in certain novel constructions and combinations and arrangement ,of parts, clearly described in the following specication; and fully illustratedY in the accompanying drawings, which latter show embodiments ofA the `in" ventionras atpresent preferred. 1 In said drawings: y

Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofthe embodiment,

partially'in section.A

Fig. 2 is a plan View partially in section, of the back of the heating structure.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the front of said heating structure.A 5 1 Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2Q Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 2. 1 ,l Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the main body of the heating structure. Fig. '7 is a back plan View of same. Fig. 8 is a section on lines'8--8 of Fig. '1. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the front cover for the heating structure. f Fig. 10 is a side elevation lof same. Fig. l1 is'a section on line 11-"11 of Fig. 9.1,. Fig. 12 is a rear plan view of the slidable comb mounted on ther heating structure. f

Fig. 13 is a side elevationfof same; l 1 Fig. l4is a section on line 1li- 140i Fig.' 13. Fig. 15 is a view of the hub of the device. Similar reference characters refer to` similar parts throughout said drawings. 1 Y v Referring now more particularly to said draw.- ings, the device includes a frame 10, whichcar-I ries the heating unit, hereinafterdescribed,and is integral with a handle structure 11. This frame is made of suitable sheet metal and includes a curved back portion 12 and side portions 13. These side portions are at right angles to the back portion, as indicated in Fig. 8,A and' are provided with a series of prongs or teeth 14 along the edges thereof. The frame is also provided with an end portion 15, which is bentiat right angles to the upper end of 'the backportion. A`cover'plate 16 is also providedfor the frame 10. plate is also constructed of sheet metal and -includes a curved front portion 17 and side portions 18 and an endfportion 19. Thegeneral shape to which this plate isbent is shown in Fig. 12, the plate being secured to the yframe as follows: 'I'he lower portion 20 -of the f flanges in the cover plateV 16.

16 is inserted under this flattened portion 21, and the opposite end portion 19 of the plate is secured to the end portion 15 of the frame by means of a screw 23 held in internally threaded apertures 19 and 15', respectively, in said end portions. Thisplate 16 serves both as a cover for a heating unit, hereinafter described, and also as a carriage for a sliding comb structure 25. This .comb structure includes a basev 26 constructed yof sheet metaLand a plurality `of metal teeth 2'7fsecured thereto. These teeth are semicircular in shape as shown in Figs. 4 and 15.

The base of the comb structure is provided withv an extension portion 28 which is slidably received in a slot 29 in the end portion 15 "of the frame structure. provided with ears 29 vvhichare engaged by A cutaway portion 3l in the lower end oi said cover plate receives the two lower` ears 29 in the base. The lower end 29 of the base passes under the portion 32 of said cover plate and through al slot 32. vThus it will'be seen that the comb is slid- 1 ably mounted on said cover plate and may move longitudinally of the frame. The base is also provided with a uf-shaped bracket 33 having a rectangular opening 33. therein. The comb is actuated byvmeans of a lever34 pivotally mount- 6, piece of asbestos or other suitable material 40 and on the opposite side by a somewhat thinner piece of asbestos 41. It will be readily appreciated from Fig. 4 that the position of the heating unit isl such as to heat theentire cover plate 16. vThe handle structure 1l is hollow and an electric insulatedl wire l42 passes through this handle, VVthrough .the pivot 43 and into the heatingV unit, the pivot portion being hollow as indicated at 11 in Fig. 3. ries two fork members 45 at the opposite end thereof. These' fork members are curved Ain order to 1'it into frame and areprovidedv with a concave sideshown in Figs. 4 and 5, in order to engage the convex rsides of the face plate 16 thereby providing a `larger ironing or pressing surface.

Y To use the apparatus the electric current is turned on until the desired heat is obtained. The forked'members 45, are then inserted into the hair close to the scalpy and lthe handlesY are then Vdrawn closed, thereby applying the heat unit to the hair. 16 in relation to the forked members is best shown in Fig. 4. It will then be seen that the shape of the plate member when the vhair is pressed tightly to same will produce a curl on one plane.' The actuating lever 34v is then drawn by the operator, causing the sliding combstructure to move, thereby giving the haira second curl onvanother plane, producing a generally spiral effect; As soon as the curl is well formed, the device is withdrawn and inserted in an adjacent portion of the hair and the operation re-Y peated, ,thel comb structure, however, being moved in the opposite direction in this second wave. y

vthehair is drawn in from both sides of the The base structureV 25 is also A second handle 44 Vcar-l The position of the front plate VIt is obvious that when the comb structure is moved, thereby drawing the hair to one side, as just-described, the hair must be drawn vinto the frame, through the teeth 14 and it is desirable that all of the hair, so drawn in, should come from that portion of the hair not yet waved. In other words,.when, on the ordinary devices of this nature, the comb is moved, a portion of waver, tending 'to disturb-the wave just completed. In order that, when performing the waving operation where' the hair is iirst crimped along one line andthen crimped along `an adjacent parallel line, the hair drawn in may be wholly from the uncrimped or unwaved side, means are provided to prevent clamping operationby the fork finger by that sidev at which it is not'desired to draw in the hair. This arrangement calls for tilting the fork member and such tilting ispossible by reason ofthe elongated slot 48 by which it is mounted on the stud 43. The means for effectingl the tilting opera tion consists or"v a bar 56 pivotally mounted on a stud 51 which is shiftable into either end .f or into the leg of a T-shaped slot 49.Y If in either end of the slot 49, itis disposed in obstructing relation to one or the other of thefork fingers 45. If in the leg of the slot 49, it is outv of obstructing position to either of the fork fingers. A bonnet nut 52 ris connected with the stud 51 and serves to clamp that in'any position in which it is desired todispose it in the slot 4E).v A spring 53 surroundingY the stud serves toholdthe bar 5G in a position transverselyo the device but to permit its rocking in either direction.

In the marceling operation, the crimping is started at the part in the hair and worked to either side and the vbar is positioned to obstruct either. one of the fingers 45, depending on which side of the head the wavingv is being done. If, for example, the waving is being done ,onV the left hand side of the head, the bar is positioned as shown in Figure 5, so that the left hand fork finger 45 is prevented reaching the bottom. of its s10t,whi1e the right hand finger is not. Y While the normal position of the bar is transverse, it may be shifted out of such transverse. position by meansv of the projection or lug `54 on the under edge of the lever 34, for when the lever is depressed to shift the comb 27, its lug 54Y engages and defiects the bar 50 outY of itsy obstructing position to the fork nger, so that the. finger may then enter its slot. The first crimping or waving the hair is done adjacent the part, and if the waving be done on the left hand side of thel head,.with the bar positioned as shown in Figure 5, Vthe first wave will be formed, after which the device will be movedlaterally to the point wherethe next wave is to be formed and as the members are closed, the right hand finger 45 will enter the full depth of the slot and thus clamp the hair therein, but the other nger will not because of the obstructing position ofthe bar 50.` Thus, when the comb is operated which 14,9V

shifting of the bar 50 to the opposite end of the leg of the slot 49.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerable modications Without departing from the invention; therefore, it is the wish not to be limited to the precise arrangements shown and described, which are as aforesaid by way of lillustration merely.' In other words, the scope of protection contemplated is to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with the prior art.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair waving device comprising an elongated hollow body having a transversely curved surface, heating means carried in the hollow of said body, elongated spaced legs, loose pivotal means movably mounting said legs on said body, and manipulable means terminally carried on the respective body and legs for moving the latter into adjacent relation with opposite sides of said surface to engage hair in waved condition onvsaid surface, a comb structure slidably mounted on the curved surface of said body, a lever pivotally mounted on said body and adapted to move said comb structure longitudinally of the body, said body having a rectangular opening therein, a stop structure carried in said opening and adapted to be secured at either end of said opening, said stop structure being adapted to engage one of the legs when said legs are partially drawn into a position adjacent to saidbody and'means for disengaging said stop structure from said leg after said slidable comb has been moved, thereby allowing the hair to be drawn in to thebody from one side thereof only.

f 2. A hair waving device comprising a body comprising a cross-sectionally U-shapedmemberV member with the peak of the arch spaced from the web of the U-shaped member to provide between the two a conductor receiving channel and hair receiving channels between said heating element and the flanges of said U-shaped member, a fork pivotally mounted on the body and having spaced legs one of which is receivable in each of the hair receiving channels, a comb slidably mounted on the under face of the heating element and on the body andv formed with teeth protruding beyond the legs of said fork Vwhen said legs are in the hair receiving channel, and manual means mounted on the body and operatively connected with the fork for imparting longitudinal movement to it rela-v tive to the body.

3. A hair waving device comprising a body comprising a cross-sectionally U-shaped member l lthe free edges of whose anges are formed with teeth, a heating Yelement ofv cross-sectionally arcuate form and Vdisposed in said U-shaped member with the peak of the arch spaced from the web of the U-shaped member to provide between the two a conductor receiving channel and hair receiving channels between saidheating element and the flanges of said U-shaped member, a fork pivotally mounted on the body v for imparting longitudinal movement to it relative to the body, the teeth of the fork being relatively wide and of arcuate form, their width being slightly less than the distance between the legs of the fork.

KARL LEUSER. 

